Meaning of Mater | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Mother.
   British, archaic, humorous, slang
2. Someone or something that mates.
3. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.

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Examples

“Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and I don’t want⟳ to get⟳ them into trouble⟳ for aiding and abetting my little show⟳, if you understand⟳ what I mean⟳.”

““The mater will be delighted to see⟳ you again—after all those years,” he added.”

“And then there’s the mater! Poor old mater! She goes about on tiptoe; she’s always watching me and pretending she’s not watching me; I believe⟳ she would like⟳ to have⟳ everything padded with feather beds. All the while she has been wanting me to do the goody book thing, get⟳ down on my knees and put⟳ my head in her lap and blub.”

“Strangled by the wishes of pater / Hoping for the arms of mater / Get⟳ to me the sooner or later”

““Mater, you look⟳ well.” / “I am well. And you,” she said in that dryly prosaic deep voice of hers, “look⟳ healed.””

“"A mater sandwich would be better." Trixie said, "but I'll take⟳ it if that's all you got." As if we were woefully deprived of food. So Trixie had a tomato sandwich for lunch, carefully prepared by Lillian but for which she received no thanks.”

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